{"id":1839,"date":"2025-09-03T09:35:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/?p=1839"},"modified":"2025-09-03T09:35:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:35:44","slug":"osu-extension-intern-cultivates-gardens-and-community-insight-in-columbia-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/2025\/09\/03\/osu-extension-intern-cultivates-gardens-and-community-insight-in-columbia-county\/","title":{"rendered":"OSU Extension intern cultivates gardens-and community insight-in Columbia County"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi again! My name is Savannah Barron, and this summer I had the pleasure of working as an
\nintern at Oregon State University Extension Service in Columbia County. During my last legs of
\nthis internship, I have taken on many different projects. One of the largest\u2014briefly mentioned in
\nmy last blog\u2014is the community garden at Lewis and Clarke Elementary School. It had been left
\nmostly to itself for about a year, so it was in dire need of a good weeding and watering. The
\ngarden itself consists of four wooden plant beds and four metal ones, with previously planted
\ngarlic and onions, as well as a fairly large native plant bed. Weeding out thistle and older plants
\nwas a fun challenge, but planting some seeds in the hope that they would be ready in the fall for
\nthe kids to help harvest was probably my favorite part. Currently, the radishes I planted have
\ntaken off, while the strawberries, cucumbers and various herbs are a bit slower. I\u2019m so excited
\nto see what the school ends up doing with the garden, and grateful that I could get it into a more
\nmanageable condition for them.<\/p>\n

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OSU Extension intern, Savannah Barron, and Master Gardeners at Scappoose Farmers Market. Photo: Cassie Hall<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

I have continued with the Columbia County needs assessment, through both calling farmers and
\ntabling at events like the Clatskanie Garlic and Pollinator Festival, as well as farmers\u2019 markets\u2014
\nno matter how hot it may be. I have to say the people I\u2019ve been talking to just have so much
\npassion for not only their farms and gardens, but for supporting the entire community of
\nColumbia County. Everyone\u2019s very much invested in growing and changing as a collective, and
\nit\u2019s been an honor being able to give them a bit of a voice in how they want to do that. Another
\nreally fun bit of programming I\u2019ve been able to do is going on site visits with Janhvi Pandey, who
\ntakes care of our Master Gardener and Small Farms programs. These visits gave me hands-on
\nexperience in what discussions occur about land use, plant diagnostics and even watershed-
\nbased information in people\u2019s day-to-day lives.<\/p>\n

Overall, my time at Columbia County Extension has been very engaging. I feel as though I’ve
\nlearned a lot, not just about the programs and events that Extension helps make happen, but
\nalso about the community I live in. The diversity and dedication of the people I have met are
\ntruly amazing things to witness. I am so very grateful for the opportunities that have been
\npresented to me and for the wonderful people in the Columbia County Extension office who
\nhave helped guide me in this journey. I cannot wait to see how this experience will shape me as
\nI go on to newer things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hi again! My name is Savannah Barron, and this summer I had the pleasure of working as an intern at Oregon State University Extension Service in Columbia County. During my last legs of this internship, I have taken on many different projects. One of the largest\u2014briefly mentioned in my last blog\u2014is the community garden at… Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14884,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,300,38,37],"tags":[301],"class_list":["post-1839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ag-and-natural-resources","category-columbia-county","category-master-gardener","category-small-farms","tag-savannah-barron"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14884"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1839"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1842,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1839\/revisions\/1842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}